EXERCISE DESCRIPTION
To complete this exercise, install a 10-foot-long section
of soaker trench that is 2 feet wide by 3 feet deep in an
EXERCISE SETUP
Review safety concerns with students before beginning
this exercise. To perform the exercise, the following will
need to be completed ahead of time:
GRADING SCALE
Grading for the construction of a soaker trench should
include the following scaled criteria:
Trench is level, with no slope
3 Filter Filter fabric is appropriately
Fabric placed in the trench
Filter fabric is not appropriately
placed in the trench
Exercise 18
Soaker Trench
Construction
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